noun · neutral
stress
/stres/STRESS
Band 5-6speakingtask2
pressure or tension exerted on a person; mental or emotional strain
Examples
“The job was so stressful that several employees resigned.”
“Students often experience high stress during exam periods.”
“She finds meditation helpful in reducing stress.”
Band 8 sentence
“High levels of workplace stress have a measurable impact on employee productivity and public health.”
Collocations
- stressful job
- under stress
- cope with stress
Word family
stress noun / verbstressful adjectivestressed adjectivestressfully adverb
Common mistakes
This job is very stress.→This job is very stressful.
I can't cope for stress.→I can't cope with stress.
Say it for a higher band
5pressure→6tension→7+stress
Synonyms
pressure
tension
Easily confused
pressure
“He felt a lot of pressure to finish the project on time.”
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